CFPA Announces 2014 FCS Linebacker Award Watch List

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College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) announces the 2014 CFPA FCS Linebacker Award Watch List. The initial watch list includes 38 linebackers, vying for the top linebacker award in the Football Championship Subdivision.

2014 CFPA Awards

It is a great recognition -- not only for him but for the institution.

Charlotte, NC (PRWEB)May 30, 2014

College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) announces the 2014 CFPA FCS Linebacker Award Watch List. The initial watch list includes 38 linebackers, vying for the top linebacker award in the Football Championship Subdivision. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration.

The initial watch list includes two returning CFPA winners: Kevin Kintzel (2013 CFPA FCS Linebacker Award) and Lynden Trail (2013 CFPA FCS National Defensive Performer of the Year). Trail is one of three Norfolk State linebackers to earn spots on the list. Gardner-Webb and Maine also have multiple players on the list.

CAA Football has seven representatives on the list - the most of any FCS conference. Eleven players from current CAA Football institutions have earned CFPA honors.

"I want to congratulate all those who earned spots on the 2014 College Football Performance Awards Watch List at the linebacker position," said former Dartmouth punt return specialist and CFPA winner Shawn Abuhoff. "I wish all thirty-eight linebackers the best going into next season, and I look forward to watching great things on and off the field."

Southern Utah's Matt Holley Earns Spot on Watch List:

Southern Utah linebacker Matt Holley earned a spot on the list after leading the Thunderbird defense with 110 tackles in 2013. He also contributed 13.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, and one touchdown.

"Matt Holley is well-deserving of this honor for his hard work and sacrifice to perfecting himself as a player and teammate," said Southern Utah Athletic Director Ken Beazer. "It is a great recognition -- not only for him but for the institution."

The goal of College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. Twenty-eight CFPA winners have been first-round NFL Draft selections.

The full list of 2014 CFPA winners will be announced January 14, 2015.